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Port Harcourt Tragedy:Atiku Calls for Thorough Investigations
Newsdiaryonline Sun Feb 13,2011
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the death of
about a dozen men,women and children in a stampede at the
Presidential political rally on Saturday in Port Harcourt as an
exceptional tragedy that has befallen the nation and asked that
a thorough investigation be carried out to determine the remote
and immediate causes of the incident.
In a message of condolence issued by his media office in Abuja
on Sunday, Atiku conveyed his sad feelings on the "terrible and
exceptional tragedy" to the President Dr Goodluck
Jonathan, the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP and the Nigerian
people.
Atiku urged the country to accept what happened and learn
from it. He implored the party and the government not desert the
families of the bereaved heroes of democracy.
The former Vice President prayed for the repose of their souls.
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